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This Article is From Dec 18, 2017

Railways May Offer Discounts Like Airlines, Hotels: 10 Things To Know

The railways could soon be dishing out discounts on tickets if trains are not fully booked, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said.

Railways May Offer Discounts Like Airlines, Hotels: 10 Things To Know
If dynamic pricing policy is implemented by railways, it may lead to a revamp of the flexi-fare scheme.

Your train travel may become cheaper! The Indian Railways is planning to imitate discount policy that hotels and airlines offer to get more customers. Just like airlines and hotels, the railways could soon be dishing out discounts on tickets if trains are not fully booked, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said. This may lead to a complete revamp of the flexi-fare scheme. Mr Goyal's remarks came days after the Railway Board formed a six-member committee to review the flexi-fare scheme.


Here are 10 things to know about what Mr Goyal said on discounts on Indian Railways' train seats:

(With PTI Inputs)

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